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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Warmest greeting from Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia!!

Assalamualaikum....

Dear all,

Alhamdulillah berkat doa semua, kami sekeluarga telah selamat sampai ke bumi Arab Saudi ini pada 11 Jan yg lepas selepas menempuh perjalanan selama lebih kurang 10 jam dari KLIA.

Fuh..it's been quite tough for all of us here since day 1 as it's winter time here in KSA with average temperature of 12 C but can go as low as 5 C in the morning & night with chilly strong wind after 5pm...(all my kids are recovering from fever, flu & cough..)..

Our house - located at Laurel Drive, Ras Tanura(Saudi Aramco camp) with typical American design - a garage & large backyard..

Our Backyard - just planted with grass & 12hrs/day sprinkler ..


At KLIA - warmest farewell.....what a touching moment!! ...already feeling homesick......huwaa...


At Doha Airport(Qatar) during 2hr-transit


Upon arrival at Dammam International Airport, Saudi Arabia, waiting for Immigration clearance..
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4 comments:

rozie yusof-azlan said...

Salaam Zu...

Ahlan Wa sahlan..I hope you will settle in nicely..If anything I can do to assist..please let me know.Walaupun diff camp tapi system sama...Juga for any stores esp crafts in Khobar..But the ladies in RT pun well versed abt places..My good friends are there in RT too..I wonder if you have met them..Gee,Ellie,Rozi,Su, Faridah,Yasmin,Jue among others.. Take Care sis..I hope you enjoy your stay in RT..

January 17, 2009 8:25 PM
Zuraidah Ghazali said...

Salam K.Zie...my kids semua tgh dmm, flu & batuk..I think bcoz of the cold weather here..anyway I'm happy here with nice neighbourhood..and the beach too..haven't meet all Malaysians here yet but 2day jus got the news that we might have to move to Dhahran camp very soon..nasib baik tak keluarkan semua brg2 lagi..

January 18, 2009 1:54 AM
rozie yusof-azlan said...

Kz pun ada dengar ada few dpt offer pindah to Dhahran..in a way senang coz' the town is near if nak get things..tapi takde beach lah..Hope for the best..Insyaállah.

January 18, 2009 6:57 AM
U-jin said...

salam kak zu.....how long u have been there?...rinduler kak zu...so camno...ade buat kelas lagi ke

January 19, 2009 3:09 AM

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15/03/2007 03:53 PM
Soalan
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Apakah hukumnya menggunakan pinggan mangkuk yang dibuat dari abu tulang haiwan. Contohnya dalam website dibawah:
http://home.howstuffworks.com/lenox.htm/printable.
Jawapan
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Hukum menggunakan abu tulang haiwan yang tidak halal dimakan seperti tulang babi dan seumpamanya dan tulang binatang halal(seperti lembu) tetapi tidak disembelih mengikut hukum syarak untuk membuat pinggan mangkuk adalah haram digunakan oleh umat Islam..
Status
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Selesai - Paparan Web.
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PANEL SJAI 280807
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28/08/2007 03:04 PM

(Untuk makluman semua, apa yang saya tahu/faham ialah biasanya pinggan mangkuk yg mempunyai unsur tulang haiwan akan ditulis/dicetak 'Fine Bone China' di bawahnya. Memang tidak dinafikan produk 'Fine Bone China' mempunyai 'finishing' yg cantik dan 'kekuatan' yg lebih berbanding 'fine porcelain' dan 'stoneware' yg lebih murah harganya tetapi jika berasa waswas lebih baik dielakkan daripada membeli & menggunakannya - Wallahua'lam)



Fine China - Dinnerware designated as "Fine China" usually indicates that feldspar, a glassy and hard crystalline mineral made up mainly of aluminum silicates rather than bone ash has been used as the fluxing (fusing or bonding) agent. Fine china does not have the pure white body seen in bone china - it tends to have a grey-white hue. Bone China - The ingredients of bone china are china clay, china stone, silica, alumina, alkalies, lime and bone ash. It is fired at high temperatures of 2300 to 2500 degrees Fahrenheit. In the best grades of English bone china 50% or more of the body consists of refined bone ash prepared from specially selected animal bones which are reduced to a fine powder by heat. The bone is mixed with the finest china clays and highest quality Cornish stone. Specially skilled workers are needed in the manufacture of bone china and the best and most highly skilled in the world are found in the pottery district of England. Porcelain - Today the term porcelain is used loosely to describe shaped clay fired at extremely high temperatures, much higher than used in conventional china manufacture. When shaped thin enough porcelain is translucent, as is bone china. As a matter of fact, the recipe for both porcelain & bone china are closely aligned. The term "bone china" however, indicates that calcined animal bone ash (usually 25% to 50% of the total mixture) has been added to the basic batter of white clay and pulverized stone. Semi-Porcelain - A harder, more durable form of earthenware. The principle ingredient is china clay or feldspathic clay baked at a high temperature. Often the term semi-porcelain and high-grade earthenware are interchangeable.